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Vopata, Alvin E. – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1978
The article discusses the Sonicguide, and electronic mobility device for the blind, and makes some suggestions for its introduction to young children and for its use as an aid in the development of spatial concepts. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Blindness, Children, Echolocation, Electronic Equipment
Peer reviewedUngar, S.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1996
Twenty-six children (ages 6-11) with visual impairments were given tactile maps and asked to locate themselves on the map as they walked a short route. On 75% of the trials the children indicated their positions accurately, and on 81% they identified the routes they had traveled. (CR)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Map Skills, Mobility Aids
Download full textLuini, Eugene; Ryder, James – 1967
A peripatologist taught 102 blind and partially sighted individuals of all ages mobility and orientation techniques. Volunteers assisted with transportation, followup, consultation, and direct teaching of mobility. Over a 3-year period, the number of lessons per client varied from one to 86, and the number of hours spent by the instructor in…
Descriptors: Blindness, Children, Demonstration Programs, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedMancil, Rickilyn; Manuel, Stephanie; Siffermann, Eileen; Blasch, Bruce B. – RE:view, 1998
A survey of orientation and mobility specialists (N=26) was conducted to determine the mobility devices currently being used with visually impaired and elderly clients. These results were then used to design and develop an effective, commercially manufacturable adaptive-mobility device prototype which was tested with elderly individuals, multiply…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Children
Gense, D. Jay; Gense, Marilyn – 1999
This fact sheet about students who are deaf-blind provides information on orientation and mobility (O&M) training. It begins by describing orientation and mobility skills, and emphasizes the need for a team approach in the development and implementation of O&M instruction. Instructional strategies are described, including initial assessment of O&M…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Deaf Blind, Educational Environment
CLARK, LESLIE L., ED. – 1964
THE FOLLOWING FOUR RESEARCH REPORTS ON ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY FOR THE BLIND BASED ON AURAL INFORMATION ARE CONTAINED IN THIS BULLETIN--"A PSYCHOACOUSTIC STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING HUMAN ECHOLOCATION" BY JOHN R. WELCH, "ORIENTATION BY AURAL CLUES" BY IVO KOHLER, "SONAR SYSTEM OF THE BLIND" BY WINTHROP N. KELLOGG, AND "TRIAL OF AN ACOUSTIC BLIND…
Descriptors: Adults, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli
